Re: Jill's Courgettes
- From: "Marjorie Clarke" <dontusethisaddess@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2005 12:44:39 +0000 (UTC)
"Mike Ruddock" <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> I am a bit puzzled by this story line. The courgettes
> which Lynda culled from the Brookfield kitchen garden last week (was
> it Monday?) are allegedly the specimens which Jill was proposing to
> enter in the marrow section of the fruit and veg show.
>
> This show isn't this week, and so far away that apparently
> Peggy hasn't had any entry forms back yet. So Jill had marked these
> specimens as likely display items at least two weeks, possibly more
> before the show.
>
> I don't know about Jill's vegetables but my courgettes, if not
> picked for two weeks after beginning to swell, would be big enough to
> stun a fair-sized ox. (1) So Jill's entries would, had they not found
> their way into Courgette Provencal be a bit large to count as
> courgettes. OTOH if the class which Jill is aiming for is "Prize
> Marrow", then I would have thought that two weeks (even four weeks)
> before the show the specimens would have to be of ox stunning size
> already, and therefore likely to be spurned by pushy cooks as being
> too coarse.
I did wonder about that. If they were of a suitably small size for a
courgette dish last week, it seems improbable that Jill would already have
earmarked them for showing as marrows.
I speak as one who has <small knickerflash> just enjoyed modest success at
our village produce show. We had three categories that could apply to
courgettes/marrows:
1. Courgettes. These have to be no more than about 6 inches long, so Jill's
would not be eligible by then. The winners will only be a glint in the eye
of a local bee at the moment.
2. A Pair of Marrows suitable for kitchen use. The winners (indeed I think
the only entry) were a matching pair - they have to be as closely matched as
possible - about a foot long and quite hefty. I think it would be quite a
while since they were courgette-sized, but this was possibly the intended
destiny of Jill's marrows. But, courgettes behaving as they do, she would
probably have many more still growing that could be tended and fed to take
the place of the missing ones.
3. The Biggest Marrow. This is where sugar-feeding etc comes in. The winner
(once again the only entry) was a massive bolster of a thing, must have
weighed a ton. Jill wouldn't stand a chance, this is a specialised thing.
Oh and since you ask, I won second prize for my carrots, my shallots and my
potatoes, and third for my Housewives Choice selection basket of vegetables
for the kitchen.
Oh dear, I fear I am turning into Jill Archer. Next year I'll find myself
entering for the Knitted Teacosy section (you think I made that up, don't
you?). When a badger attacked my carrots two nights before the show, I found
myself considering whether there was a jealous villager with big carrots and
a caged badger who was sabotaging my crops.
--
Best wishes,
Marjorie
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